UC Berkeley professor admits to using AI to edit op-ed on students’ math skills

A math professor at the University of California, Berkeley, criticizing a “severe” math deficiency among students in an op-ed for the San Francisco Standard, admitted to using artificial intelligence to help edit the piece.

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I quit my £80,000 job to make ice cream - here's how

Vivien Wong wearing a white lace camisole and bright pink wool cardigan sitting on a grey sofa in a plush homeImage source, Vivien Wong

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Vivien Wong founded mochi brand Little Moons with her brother Howard

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Moderna, Merck unveil mRNA-based cancer vaccine that cuts spread

Moderna’s mRNA vaccine Intismeran shows promise, reducing melanoma recurrence and spread in late-stage trials.

Moderna and Merck have announced that a personalised mRNA cancer vaccine called Intismeran reduced the risk of recurrence and spread of melanoma in a late-stage trial, a major success in a new field of cancer treatment that sent Moderna’s shares surging as much as 160 percent.

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Vaccine breakthrough stops cancer returning in trial

A new personalised vaccine given in combination with a drug has stopped skin cancer returning in patients during a trial, representing a potentially watershed moment in cancer treatment.

The vaccine, developed by drug companies Merck and Moderna, was given to patients with high-risk melanoma, a type of skin cancer, after they had surgery.

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Trump nominates Heidi Overton to lead US Food and Drug Administration

President says Overton will champion ‘America First’ policies at regulatory agency focused on drugs, public health.

US President Donald Trump has selected Heidi Overton to lead the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a federal regulatory body that oversees food safety, drug standards and public health.

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Queen admits it was 'difficult' to keep King's cancer diagnosis a secret

Queen Camilla has spoken for the first time about King Charles III's cancer diagnosis, describing the pressure of keeping it secret in the early stages of treatment.

In a video to mark the 30th anniversary of Maggie's cancer charity, the Queen, who is president of the charity, recalls how "difficult" it was to avoid discussing her husband's treatment while on an official engagement with cancer patients and their families.

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Minnesota official sues Texas governor to force ICE agent’s extradition

State Attorney General Keith Ellison has called for the transfer of an ICE agent accused of lying about a nonfatal shooting.

Minnesota’s attorney general is suing the governor of Texas to force the extradition of a federal agent charged with shooting and wounding a man during President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in Minneapolis.

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Three dead after family get into difficulty in water off Shoreham-by-Sea

A couple and their teenage daughter have died after getting into difficulty in the sea off the West Sussex coast, police said on Tuesday.

A man, a woman and a teenage girl died after the incident in Shoreham-by-Sea, the chief superintendent of Sussex police, James Collis, said.

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GPs’ advice service is causing cancer diagnoses to be missed, inquiry finds

Cancer diagnoses have been missed or delayed because of a system designed for GPs to seek specialist advice before referring patients to hospital, according to an investigation.

The Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) identified patient risks linked to how advice and guidance (A+G) services have been implemented across England.

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Three dead after family get into difficulty in sea near Shoreham Port

A spokesperson for Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex said both of its helicopters and critical care team had been sent to the scene as part of the response, and Shoreham RNLI said its lifeboat had been called out.

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